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MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

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MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

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lINtTED STATES PATENT CHARLES H. PALMER AND JOHN IV. DENMEAD, O`F AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGN- ORS TO THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

lVIATCH-IVIAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,170, dated October 31, 1899.

Application led December 20, 1894. Serial No. 532,479. (No model.)

To all whom, it' may concern: y us and which are necessary to be shown and Be it known that We, CHARLESH. PALMER described are illustrated as mounted upon a and JOHN W. DENMEAD, of Akron, inthe frame composed of a base or bed-plate A, county of Summit, and in the State of Ohio, from which rise two side pieces A and A. 55 5 have invented certain new and useful Im- At a suitable point upon said frame bearings provements in Methods of and Machines for are provided to journal a roll of strawboard Making Matches; and We do hereby declare or other paper B, that is guided therefrom to that the following is a full, clear, and exact the splint -forming mechanism, to be dedescription thereof, reference being had to scribed, over an inclined guide-plate C and 6o xo the accompanying drawings, in which-- around a roller D, such as are employed in Figure 1 is a plan view of our machine. Fig. the boX- makingmachine shown in Patent No. 2 isaside elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a front 554,975, of E. B. Beecher and J. P. Wright. elevation of said device, the band or drivingv From the roller D, which is made horizonwheel being shown in section. Fig. .tis avertally adjustable, the paper is passed to and 65 t5 tical section throughthepunchingand clampbetween two feed-rollers E and E, that are opening mechanism on the line w fw, Fig. l. journaled one above the other in boxes placed Fig. 5 is a section on line xx of Fig. 4. Fig. in vertical slots in the upright extensions of 6 is a plan view of the dies. Fig. 7 is a like a frame F, which is supported upon a crossview of the under sides of the punches. Fig. bar G, that is bolted to the two side pieces 7o zo 8 is a perspective View of a portion of the A and A'. Said rollers are caused to rotate chain-carrier, and Fig. 9 is a perspective View together by intermeshing gear-wheels f and f Vof a portion of a card of matches. upon the ends thereof, and the upper roller Letters of like Aname and kind refer to like is moved yieldingly toward the lower to proparts in each of the figures. duce the requisite driving-friction upon the 75 25 The object of our invention is to enable papaper by means of coiled springs II and H,

per matches to be rapidly and cheaply manuthat press upon the journal-boxes of said upfactured; and to this end said invention conper roller. `Upon the end of the lower roller sists in the method employed and the machine opposite that having the gear wheel f is having the construction and combination of mounted a ratchet-Wheel I, which, through 8o 3o parts substantially as hereinafter specified. the engagement of a pavvl J, is adapted to in- Our invention contemplates the production termittently rotate the rollers and at each roof cards of matches composed of a series of tation thereof feed the paper an amount sufmatches united to a common part, Which may cient for the formation of one match-card. be formed into a book, and in the practice of The pawlI is pivoted to an oscillatory disk 85 35 our invention We employaroll of strawboard I', which is connected by a rod or bar K or other paper from which stock is continuwith a plate 7c, that is mounted upon the ously drawn and fed to splint-forming devices main shaft of the machine, so that at each and thence placed in carrying or conveying revolution of the latter the feed-rollers will mechanism for the customary dipping treatbe actuated to feed the paper the amount 9o 4o ment. Such carrying mechanism is in thev above indicated.

form of an endless chain, which after the For a purpose to hereinafter appear the splints are formed takes them to the paraftinstock after leaving the feed-rollers is incised ing and compositionapplying devices; but or out in three equidistant lines by means of as these latter may be of any of the usual conthree circular knives or cutting-disks L and 95 45 structions-such, for instance, as are shown L, that are journaled each in an arm l, which in the patent to Beecher and Wright, No. is pivoted upon a cross rod or bar Z'. Said bar 528,457, of October 30, 1894-we do not deem l is supported at its ends by brackets Z2 Z2, it necessary to show or describe them, as to that are attached to the upright extensions of such mechanism our invention does not perthe frame F, and said brackets also journal a Ioo 5o tain. roller Z3, over which the paper passes and is The parts of the machine that are new with supported for the action of the disks L and L.

'the splints.

A screw Z4, passing through a cross-bar Z5, likewise supported by the brackets Z2 and Z2 and engaging the upper side of the knife-carrying arm Z, operates to adjust and hold the knife in position to cut to the desired extent. None of the cuts are made deep enough to pass entirely through the paper, but preferably the middle disk is'adjusted to cut deeper than the others, for a reason stated hereinafter.

At a short distance from the feed-rollers are located the dies and punches for forming the match-splints, which operate iirst to remove V-shaped portions from the paper to form the composition or head receiving portions of the splints and then to sever the paper to produce Both sets of dies are shown as mounted upon a cross-bar M, which is secured at its ends between the side pieces A and A' of the frame.

The dies for forming the head-receiving portion ot' the splint consist of a series of plates N and N, that are provided with V-shaped notches n and n in one edge and are secured by screws and dowel-pins, and a bar or strip O, that engages the notched edge, to the upper side of a bar P, that is screwed to the top side of the cross-bar M. The top side of the bar or strip O is iiush with the uppersurface of the notched plates, and said bar or strip forms one side of the die-opening. Alongside of the bar P and likewise screwed to the crossbar M is a plate or bar Q, which contains the dies for cutting the paper to form the matchsplints. Said dies are formed by a series of parallel pieces or strips of steel q and q, that are separated distances apart equal to their own thickness and are placed each in a groove in the upper side of said bar Q and there rigidly held by two strips or bars R and R, that engage the two ends of all of said pieces q and q and the upper side of projections q' and q' at both ends of each piece q. By making the dies of the series of pieces q and q, as above described, should breakage or injury occur to a die it can be easily and cheaply remedied by the replacement ot' the injured piece or pieces q with good ones, and, besides this, since tempered steelis necessary to be used in making the dies it would not do to form the latter by cutting or millingin a single block or barand then temper the block or bar, as there would be disastrous derangement from tempering. It is best to employ a grooved bar, such as Q, that is not tempered and use therewith tempered die-pieces q and q. For similar reasons to those just above noted we make the dies n and n of a series of separate plates instead of one continuous plate.

Guided in vertical ways R and R rising from each end of the cross-bar M is a vertically-reciprocable head S, that upon one side carries a plate T, that has its lower edge formed into punches 15 and t to cooperate with the dies n and n, and upon its bottom a plate U, whose under side carries a number of punches u and u to coact with the dies q and q.' The punches u and u have their cuttingfaces inclined to produce a shear cut and alsoI to carry the severed end of the splint that is forced into a space between two dies qand q well away from the end of the adjacent splint that lies upon the upper side of the die. The punches u and u operate to sever the end only of every other splint from the paperstock for a purpose to hereinafter appear, and at the proper time those not thus severed are cut by means of a knife V, that is attached to the side of the head S opposite that to which the punches t and t are secured. The head S and the parts carried thereby are reciproeated from the main shaft NV by means of two eccentrics X and X, each of which is connected to one side of said head by means of a rod or bar The connection between the head and the links is through a rod or bolt s, that is contained within an opening in said head and projects at opposite sides thereof sufficiently to pass into an opening in the link, being held in place by a cap or disk Y at each end that overlaps the link and is detachably united to the rod bymeans of a bolt or screw s. By this construction to detach the head, with its parts, from the machine necessitates simply the removal of a cap Y at one end and the withdrawal of the rod from the opposite side. The ways R and R are of course slotted vertically for the passage of the rod or bolt s and to permit its Vertical movement, and preferably a collar orbushing Z encircles the portion of the rod that is contained Within the slot in each way. After being operated upon by the punches u and u and the knife V the card of splints thus formed is placed in the conveyer, by which it is transported to the paraiining and composition-applying devices and finally to the place of discharge from the machine. Said conveyer is in the form of an endless chain,which is composed of links that consist each of short parallel side pieces Azand A2and a number of flat thin bars a and a extending between such side pieces and each having pressed yieldingly against one side a flat strip or bar a2. The latter are movable toward and from the bars a and a upon rods B and B', that pass through the same and through the bars a and a', which rods are secured at one end to the end one of said bars a. A coiled spring C' is placed around each bar B for each strip a2 to hold the same yieldingly against its bar a or against an interposed match-card, and as there is one strip a2 at one end of the link which does not have a bar a. which can serve as an abutment forthe end ofthe coiled spring to bear against a head or shoulder b' is provided upon the rod B' as a bearing for the spring. Each pair of bars a and a2 constitutes a clamp that is normally closed by the` action of the spring C', and to open each for the reception ot' the card the following-described mechanism is employed:

Rising from the top sides of the two side pieces A and A is a frame composed of two Vertical side bars D' and D and a horizontal IOO IIO

` card as it is moved from the latter.

eea-itc .the clamping-bar a2, that is projected for such purpose beyond the end of its mate a', and

,when engaged therewith acts to raise the same against the stress of the coiled springs C and C'. Said fingers g and g are located so as to act upon the clamp-bar a2 when the opening formed by raising the same will be horizontally in alinement with the upper side of the dies q and q, so as to receive the match- At the upper end of each bar is journaled in a box F2 a similar shaft that carries a finger g2 to open each clamp at this point to permit the removal of the match-card. The two fingers on each side of the machine are connected, so as to move in unison, by means of a link H', and for imparting motion to them a horizontal shaft l' is journaled in boxes J' and J', secured to the rear side of the vertical bars D' and D, and at each end is connected by an arm t" with each link H'. Said shaft at one end has a crank-arm K', which is connected by a rod or bar 7c' with a lever L', that is mounted upon `a short shaft l', which is journaled in one of the side pieces and to which is also attached a lever L2, that has its free end in engagement with a cam M' upon the main shaft W and by which cam said lever L2 is at the proper time rocked.

To direct the blank in its passage from the dies q and q to the clamp, a guide-plate N is employed that is adapted to engage the blank upon the upper side and is preferably inclined, as shown, from its side away from the clamp down to the latter. Said guide-plate N has vertical arms 'n' and n', by which it is fastened to and supported from the two frame sides A' and A'.

Ordinarily the match-card will fall out of the clamp as soon as the same is opened; but to insure the discharge thereof ejecting devices are preferably employed, which consist of two sliding pins and O,that are mounted in the cross-bar E' in line with the opening that is formed when the bar a2 is raised by fingers g2 and g2, which pins are each normally held retracted by a coiled spring o' and are moved to carry their ends into ejecting engagement with the match-card by means of an arm P' for,eacl1 that extends radially from the shaft I'. A suitable dischargingchute is provided, into which the match-cards fall Aand by which they are conveyed from the machine.

Movement is imparted to the chain conveyer by providing each side piece A2 of each link with gear-teeth a2 and a3, which are adapted to mesh with two gear-wheels Q and Q', that are mounted upon a shaft R', which is journaled in boxes placed upon the side frame-pieces A' and A'. Said shaft R', and in consequence the gear-wheels thereon, are rotated step by step by means of a ratchetwheel S', which is secured to said shaft, and a pawl T', that is carried by one arm of a bellcrank lever U', whose other arm is connected by a rod V' with an eccentric o upon the main shaft W. Backward movement of the ratchetwheel is guarded against by the provision of a dog W', pivoted to the machine-frame in position to engage the teeth of the wheel.

The chain driving mechanism just described is for the purpose of imparting an intermittent motion to the chain, with periods of rest to permit the insertion of blank cards and the removal of finished cards of matches, such operation being characteristic of wellknown forms of continuous match-machines, although other portions of the chain may be in constant movement. Forimparting nievement to other portions of the chain and also to actuate such other mechanisms as characterize the class of machines to which our invention belongs a shaft X', similar to such as is found in the Beecher and Wright patent heretofore referred to, is provided, which, like the similar shaft in said patent, carries a sprocket-wheel x2, from which the power is transmitted for the purpose just indicated, and which shaft X is driven from the lnain shaft W through a train of gears Y', Y2, and Y2, arranged as shown.

The rotation of the main shaft W is eected .by means of a band-wheel Z'; but as it is desirable to stop the operation of the punches and feed-rolls and actuate the chain and wax and composition applying mechanisms independently of the former, so as to complete such matches as may be left in the chain after the operation of the punches has been'suspended, the following-described provision is made, viz: Said band wheel Z' is not fast upon the main shaft W, but is mounted loose thereon, and the gear for imparting motion to the sprocket-wheel at', the pawl-actuating eccentric v', and the clamp-opening cam are also not fastened to said shaft, but are mounted upon the hub of the band-wheel Z', so as to revolve with the latter. Suitably fastened to the shaft W, by shrinking or otherwise, alongside of one end of the hub of the bandwheel Z', is a collar A3, having several openings ct through it that extend parallel with the axis of the shaft and which are adapted to be placed in coincidence with perforations z' and z' in said hub.

Slidingly mounted upon the shaft W, adjoining the collar A2, is a collar B2, that carries a series of projecting pins b2 and b2, that enter the openings a3 of the collar A3 and are adapted by the movement of the collar B2 along the shaft to be placed in and out of engagement with the perforations z' and z' in the hub of band-wheel Z, and thus lock the latter into and release it from engagement IOO IIO

with the shaft W. The clutch-collar B2 is adapted to be moved by means of a hand-lever C2, that has a customary connection with it and is pivoted at its lower end to an arm or bracket D2, that is bolted to the bed-plate A and journals one end of the shaft W.

If the matches are to be what arecommonly called safety-matches, it is desirable to apply to each card the customary complementaryignitingcomposition,and forthis purpose the following-described mechanism is employed: The paper or other stock from the roll B is guided by the plate C to the under side of a plate E2, and immediately after leaving said plate C the igniting composition is applied to the paper, which composition, in liquid form, is contained in a suitably-supported tank F3, into and out of which, at suitable intervals apart, an applying device in the form of a horizontal bar G2 is moved, its outward movement being such as to cause its upper surface to be placed into contact with the paper against the under side of the plate E2. Said bar G2 is carried at the end of a rod H2, that is reciprocated in a vertical guidepost I2, mounted upon the plate E2, which rod H2 is moved at the proper times from a cam J2, that is formed upon the periphery of the crank-plate on the shaft W, the connection between the cam and rod being through crank-arms L8 and L1 upon a rock-shaft Z7, the former of which engages the cam, and a link M3, that extends between the other arm L4 and the rod H2.` The shaft of the cam J2 is such that the bar G is first lifted out of the tank and then pauses to permit surplus composition to drip olf before being further moved to apply the composition to the paper.'

The operation of our machine is as follows: At each partial rotation of the feed-rollersE and E the paper is drawn 0E the roll B an amount equal to the length of the splints and the portion to which they are attached and placed upon the dies n and n, and q and q and in its transit from the rolls to the dies being incised or cut partially through in three equidistant places. Coming to a rest upon the dies the punches descend and punch the openings which form the head or composition-receiving portions of the matches and alternate splints into the die-spaces, such alternate splints thus being entirely severed from the stock, except at their base ends, and being made to stand at their free ends well away from the corresponding ends of the adjacent splints, whose said ends still remain attached to the stock. It will be understood that although both sets of punches operate simultaneously they do not at the same time act to form the same splints, but, in fact, in succession to produce a given set of splints. The two sets of dies and punches are situated a distance apart equal to the length of a match-card, and hence it is not until the paper s fed after the V-shaped notches have been punched that the portion thereof between two lines of such matches is placed in position for the action of the splint-cutting dies and punches. The card-blank, still attached to the paper-stock by the unsevered 7o connection between alternate splints and such stock, is passed from the dies to the endless chain and the base or butt portion of the card inserted between the clamping-bars a and a', which by the action of the lower pair 75 of fingers g and g have been opened for its reception and immediately closed. As the punches descend to form splints out of the stock placed upon the dies by the feeding operation which feeds the blank into the clamp, 8o

the knife carried by the head S cuts the hitlierto-uncut splints from the stock, and the thus completed blank is at liberty to move with the chain and be carried by the latter rst to the paraiiining device, then to the com-,85

leaving the machine the card of completed matches is divided in two upon the line of the middle incision, which is made deep enough to enable the division to be effected by simply bending the card, and then each half is folded upon the line of the remaining inciroo sion, such latter not being deep enough to cause complete separation, but serving as a guide for the easy and convenient folding of the half-card, and since it is not deep enough for complete separation in forming a book of cards as far as each thus folded card is concerned no application of glue to hold the folds together is necessary, except where the two opposite free edges come together.

Vhile our invention has been designed es- 11o pecially for the manufacture of matches from paper, it is of course to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the use of any particular material, and we also wish it understood that We do not conne ourselves to the precise embodiment of our invention as the same is herein shown and described, as changes in form can be made which will constitute no change in principle.

Having thus described our invention, what 12o we claim is- 1. In a machine for making match-cards, the combination of mechanism for forming the card from'suitable stock, constructed to leave the card attached to the stock, a carrier to which the card is fed, and means for separating the card from the stock, after the card is placed in the carrier, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a machine for making match-cards, 13o

the combination of mechanism for forming a card from suitable stock, constructed to leave some of the splints attached at one end to the stock, a carrier to which the card is fed, and

Owing to the 9o means for separating the said attached splints from the stock after the card is placed in the carrier, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a machine for making match-cards, the combination of cutting devices for forming the head or composition-receiving parts of splints, cutting devices for forming the body partsof splints that leave certain splints attached to the stock at their head ends, a carrier to which the card is fed, and means for severing the uncut splints from the stock after the card is placed in the carrier, substantially as and lfor the purpose described.

4. In Van automatic machine for making matches from paper, or like stock, the combination of mechanism for forming a card, or series of splints attached to a common part, a carrier for conveying said card to matchfinishing mechanism, and transfer or feeding mechanism for transferring the card from the forming mechanism to the carrier, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a machine for making matches from paper, or like stock, the combination of dies and punches for forming heads of splints, dies and punches for forming the bodies of splints, so that they are attached to a com- Amon part, or form a card, a carrier for conveying the card to match-finishing mechanism, and feeding mechanism that moves the card directly from the forming mechanism to the carriers, the part of said mechanism by which the card part to which the splints are attached is formed being nearest the carrier, whereby said part may be moved directly thereto, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a machine for making matches from paper or like stock, the combinationof a series of dies formed of alternating bars and spaces, the ystock-cutting edges of the bars that lie in a plane running in the same direction as the adjacent surface of the stock, when the latter is in position to be acted on thereby, being straight, and the width of each bar and space being the same as that of the matchsplint to be formed, and a punch likewise formed of alternating bars or projections and spaces to coperate, respectively, with the spaces and bars of the dies, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In amachine for making matches from paper, or like stock, the combination of a series of dies formed of alternating bars and spaces, the width of each bar and space being the same as that of the match-splint to be formed, and a reciprocating punch, likewise formed of alternating bars or projections and spaces, to cooperate respectively, with the spaces and bars of the dies, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a machine for making matches from paper, or like stock, the combination of a series of dies formed of alternating barsl and spaces,the stock-cutting edges of the bars that lie in a plane running in the same direction as the adjacent surface o'f the stock when the latter is in position to be acted on thereby, being straight, and the width of each bar and space being the same as that of the matchsplint to be formed, a punch likewise formed of alternating bars or projections and spaces, and an intermittently-acting feed mechanism for moving stock to the dies, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. In a machine for making matches from paper and like material, the combination of two series of dies, one of said series being for forming the head, and the other the body portions ot splints and the two coacting series of punches for said dies, the dies and punches for forming said body portions, being each composed of 'alternating bars and spaces, the

width of each bar and space being the same as that of the splint-body to be formed, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. In a machine for making matches, the combination of two series of dies, and a series of punches for each series of dies, one of said series of dies and punches operating to form the head portions of splints and the other the body portions thereof, and the two series operating, by successive action, to produce complete splints, the dies and punches for forming the body portions of splints being each composed of alternating bars and spaces, and the width of each bar and space being the same as that of the splint-body to be formed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

1l. In a match-making machine, the combination of two series of dies, a series of punches for each series of dies, one of said series of dies and punches operating to form the head portions of the splints, and the other the body portions thereof, and the two series operating by successive action to produce complete splints, and means for feeding stock to the head-forming dies and punches first, substantially as and for the purpose described.

l2. In a match-making machine, the combination of two series of dies, two corresponding series of punches, one of said series of dies and punches operating to form the head portions of splints, and the other the body portions thereof, and the two series operating, by successive action, to produce complete splints, means for causing the simultaneous action of both series of punches, and means for feeding stock to the head-forming dies and punches iirst, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

13. In amatch-making machine, the combination of two series of dies, two series of punches that operate by successive action to produce the head and body portions of the splints, a reciprocable head that carries both series of punches, and means for feeding stock iirst to the punches that form the head portions of the splints, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

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14. In a machine for making cardsV of matches, the combination of two series of dies and punches, that operate by successive action to make the head and body portions of a set of splints, a knife situated to cut the stock at such point that the splint will be attached to a common part, and means for simultaneously moving the punches and knife, substantially as and for the purpose described.

15. In a machine for making cards of matches, the combination of a reciprocable head, punches forming the head portions of splints, separate punches for forming the body portions thereof, dies for coacting with each set of punches, and a knife, the latter and said punches being attached to said head, and at such distances apart that the splints, when formed, will be attached to a comlnon part, substantially as and for the purpose described.

16. In a machine for making cards of matches, the combination of dies composed of properly-spaced bars and punches, corresponding to said dies that are constructed to cut alternate splints of the same card, from the stock, except at one end, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

17. In a machine for making cards of matches, the combination of dies composed of alternate bars and spaces, punches corresponding thereto, that punch alternate splints from the stock, except at one end, and leave the remaining splints attached at both ends, a carrier to which the blank is fed, and a knife for cutting the ends of splints still attached to the stock after the blank has been placed in the carrier, substantially as and for the purpose described.

18. In a machine for making cards of matches from stock in the form of sheet material, the combination of suitable splintforming devices, and means separate from the latter for scoring or incising the portion of the card not formed into splints, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

19. In a machine for making cards of matches, the combination of splint-forming mechanism, constructed to form splints attached at one end to a common part, and means for scoring or incising the stock before it reaches such mechanism,\vhereby the piece to which the splints are attached is scored or incised, substantially as and for the purpose described.

20. Ina match-machine, the combination of mechanismfor forming cards of match-splints from strip-form stock,With the splints extending lengthwise of the strip, and automatic mechanism for applying match-head-igniting substance to the stock before it is fed to the splint-forming mechanism, on a portion of such stock, which is not to be formed into splints, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2l. In a match-machine, the combination of mechanism for forming cards of match-splints from strip-form stock,\vith the splints extending lengthwise of the strip, a holder for a match-head-igniting substance, past which the stock from which the cards are formed moves, automatic mechanism whereby said substance may be applied to such stock,'and feeding mechanism for feeding the stock from the point Where such substance is applied,to'

the splint-forming mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose described.

22. In a match-machine, the combination of mechanism for forming cards of match-splints from strip-form stock, With the splints extending lengthwise of the strip, a receptacle for containing a match-head-igniting substance, past which the stock from which the cards are formed moves, an automatic mechanism to take'such substance from the receptacle and apply it to the part of the stock not formed into splints, and feeding mechanism for feeding the stock from the point Where such substance is applied to the splint-forming mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose described.

23. In a machine for making match-cards, the combination of a series of splint-forming dies and punches, bothwith stock-engaging faces, the faces of the dies being opposite the spaces of the punches, and the faces of one of the series being inclined in the direction of the length of the splints, each space and face being substantially equal to each other in Width, and to the Width of a splint, substantially as and for the purpose described.

24. In a match-card-making machine, the combination of a source of supply of stock, as paper, the igniting-composition-applying devices, feed-rolls, scoring or incising means, splint-forming mechanism, separate from the latter, and a carrier for conveying the card from point to point to complete the matches thereon, substantially as and for the purpose described.

E25.v In a match-card-making machine, the combination of a source of su pply of paper, a receptacle for an igniting composition, a part movable into and out of the latter to apply the composition to the paper, the intermittently-actin g feed-rolls, a cam from which the latter and the composition-applying part are actuated, the scoring-disks, splint-forming punches and dies, and a carrier for conveying the card from the splint-forming mech anism to the match-completing devices, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

26. In a die, the combination of a grooved plate, separate die-pieces consisting each of a straight bar, placed in the grooves in said plate, and a bar at each of the ends of said pieces to engage and hold the same in the grooves in the plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

27. A die for match-making machines consistin g of a base-plate, a number of die-plates secured thereto, having notched edges, and a bar placed against said edges and secured to the base-plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

28. In a machine for making match-cards, the combination of the plates having V-shaped notches in their edges, a bar placed against IOO IIO

the latter and forming therewith die-openings, a plate having a series of grooves containing each a die-forming bar, and punches to cooperate with the dies, substantially as and for the purpose described.

29. In combination with a sliding head, the guideways therefor, the rod running through said head from side to side, detachable devices at each end of the rod to secure the same in place, the rod being adapted to be drawn through the head, when either of said devices is removed, and means for moving said head that are connected with such rod, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

30. In combination with a sliding head, the guideways therefor, the rod running through said head, the links connecting the rod to means for moving the sam e, and a detachable secu ring-cap at each end of said rod, the latter being adapted to be drawn through the head when either cap is removed, substantially as and for the purpose described.

31. As an improvement in machines -for making match-cards, the carrier composed of a chain each link of which consists of side pieces having gear-teeth, and connected by a series of bars, anda series of movable bars. adapted to coperate with the latter, substantially as and for the purpose described.

32. As an improvement in machines for f making match-cards, a carrier having cardholding clamps that consist each of a fixed and a movable bar, guide-rods for the latter, coiled springs placed around the rods, for normally moving said movable bar toward the other bar and side pieces having gear-teeth, to which the fixed bars are attached, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

33. As an improvement in machines for making match-cards, the combination of a carrier having card-holding clamps, two sets of pivoted fingers for opening said clamps, connections between said fingers whereby they may be moved sim ultaneously,and means for moving said fingers, substantially as and for the purpose described.

34. As an improvement in machines for making match-cards, the combination of a carrier having card-holding clamps, two sets of pivoted fingers for opening said clamps, bars connecting the two sets of fingers, a rockshaft for moving said bars, and means for actuating the rock-shaft, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 12th day of December, A. D. 1894.

CHARLES H. PALMER. JOHN W. DENMEAD. Witnesses:

EDWIN F. VoRIs, CHAs. C. BENNER. 

